Aftercare Program

We are pleased to offer an aftercare program to help you with the many details that need to be completed at this time. Your family will saved time, money and stress by having us complete all the paperwork and tend to the details.

Your time is better spent with your family right now, let our staff worry about the estate paperwork after the service. The attached list gives you a synopsis of what we will be able to assist you with and the paperwork we will require from you to do so. For more information, please contac us at 705-645-2822 or 705-774-6270 and one of our Funeral Directors or Funeral Preplanners will be happy to answer your question about the program.

As part of our Aftercare program we will be able to assist you with:

The application for Canada Pension Death and Survivor’s Benefits.

Cancel monthly CPP and OAS pensions,
Cancel a Canadian Passport,
Canceling of most credit cards,
Canceling memberships {ie. Air Miles transfer}.
Canceling of the Ontario Driver’s License,
Canceling of the Ontario Health Card,
Canceling of a firearms license, Ontario Outdoors Card,
Notifying credit bureaus TransUnion and Equifax to protect against fraud
Notifying the CRA,
Canceling of the Trillium Grant

Letters of Direction to:

Pharmacies
Therapists
Life insurance
Lawyer/Accountants
Monthly/Yearly Subscriptions
Personal Donations
Investment Manager
Rewards Cards
Foreign Consulate
And so much more!

Please contact us for more information on our program

What is Probate?

Probate: the official proving of a will. The probate process is intended to establish the legal validity of a will but it involves so much more than merely confirming that the signed, witnessed, and registered copy of a will is authentic.

The Probate Process

In addition to proving in a court of law that the deceased individual's will is valid, probate also declares the probate process also involves:

Identifying and inventorying the deceased's personal and real property
Having the property appraised
Paying debts and taxes
Distributing the remaining property as the will (or if there is no will, then state law) directs

What Happens When There is No Will?

When someone dies without leaving a dated, signed and properly witnessed will, the court decides who should receive the deceased's assets. It won't matter what your familial relationships were really like; the state will award property and cash to the survivors based solely on their legal relationship to the deceased. This is called dying "intestate". Generally only spouses, common-law spouses, and blood relatives inherit under intestate succession laws.

All this can be avoided, if you take care of things ahead of time. When you leave documents that clearly state who you wish to get your property and cash after you die, you better support your survivors in coming to terms with your death without leaving them with a lot of unnecessary distress.

Hiring an Attorney

Losing a loved one can be an overwhelming experience and when you add in estate settlement issues, the months following the death can be much more than we bargained for. That's when it might be advantageous to hire an attorney.

When faced with this situation, it's best to turn to the experts in estate settlement.

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